Symphysodon discus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Symphysodon |
Species: | S. discus
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Binomial name | |
Symphysodon discus
Heckel, 1840
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Symphysodon discus, the red discus or Heckel discus, is a species of cichlid endemic to the Amazon Basin of Brazil, where found in the lower Rio Negro, upper Uatumã, Nhamundá, Trombetas and Abacaxis. [2]
This species is essentially restricted to blackwater habitats with a high temperature of 26–32 °C (79–90 °F) and low pH of 4.2–5.2. [3]
This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. [4]
This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. [4]
Small fry of this fish feed on the mucus secreted by their parents. [5]